Eleftheria Anastasia Beres
⫻ CS Ph.D. Student at the University of Washington Studying Software Engineering for Scientists ⫻
⫻ eberes+web@cs.washington.edu ⫻
⫻ she/her/hers ⫻ 🏳️🌈 ⫻
About Me
Hi! I'm Elli. I'm a Computer Science & Engineering Ph.D. student at the University of Washington. I received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Northwestern University.
I'm advised by Dr. Michael Ernst, Dr. Amy Ko, and Dr. R. Ben Shapiro at UW CSE's PLSE and LCI research groups. My research focus is on using software engineering to help scientists write software more productively and with fewer bugs or errors. I'm studying how scientists (biologists, geoscientists, etc.) write programs for their research to guide the questions: how can software engineering support the needs and goals of scientists, how must software engineering be adapted for scientific research, and how should good software engineering be taught to scientists? If you're a scientist who writes any code for your research, please reach out!
I'm also very passionate about making computer science a more equitable, inclusive, and diverse field. I'm dedicated to working to make computing a safe, supportive, and welcoming field for all, and especially for women, transgender and nonbinary people, and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
In my free time, I love reading, traveling, hiking, biking, and playing and especially GMing tabletop role-playing games like D&D. My favorite genres are fantasy, science fiction, and speculative fiction more broadly. Some of my favorite authors include Christopher Ruocchio, Ursula K LeGuin, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Brandon Sanderson, and J.R.R. Tolkien. Scroll down to see what I'm currently reading (assuming my Goodreads is up to date)!
If any of this seems interesting to you, I'd love to connect! Feel free to reach out to me at eberes+web@cs.washington.edu.
Research
Check out my publications here!
Research Interests
- Software Engineering
- Computing Education
- HCI
- Computational Science
- End-user Programming
Past Research Experience
- Xenobot Group @ the Center for Robotics and Biosystems @ NU
- Leonard Lab @ the Center for Synthetic Biology @ NU
Teaching Experience
- Peer Mentor @ NU: COMP_SCI 349 Machine Learning, Summer 2024
- Peer Mentor @ NU: COMP_SCI 349 Machine Learning, Spring 2024
- Peer Mentor @ NU: COMP_SCI 397 Artificial Life, Winter 2024
- Peer Mentor @ NU: GEN_ENG 205-1 Engineering Analysis 1, Fall 2023
- Peer Mentor @ NU: BMD_ENG 220 Introduction to Biostatistics, Fall 2023
- Peer Mentor @ NU: DATA_ENG 200 Foundations of Data Science, Winter 2023
- Peer Mentor @ NU: BMD_ENG 220 Introduction to Biostatistics, Fall 2022